JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, FEBRUARY 2004   
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                        Metric tons             Million yen    
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Fishery Products     Feb. 2004 Feb. 2003   Feb. 2004 Feb. 2003
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Live:                               
Eel, adult               1,991     1,655       2,118      1,769
Others                     528       563         585        599

Fresh:
Pacific sockeye              -         -           -          -
Pacific coho                 -         -           -          -
Other Pacific salmon       189       178         131        116
Atlantic salmon          2,048     1,919       1,306      1,310
Yellowfin tuna           2,110     2,405       1,467      1,658 
Bluefin tuna             1,184       639       2,709      1,688
Bigeye tuna              1,510     1,433       1,147      1,134
Southern bluefin tuna        5         6           4          5
Sea bream                   19        43          12         28
Billfish                   104       164          78        119 

Frozen:
Sardine                    729     3,561          55        237
Swordfish                   42        41          30         35 
Pacific sockeye            866       617         357        179
Pacific coho            20,300    14,175       6,663      6,556
Other Pacific salmon       275       260         125        110
Pink/chum salmon         4,669     4,695       1,713      2,001
Atlantic salmon            214       170         100         68
Other salmon                 1         -           1          -
Halibut                  1,510     2,464         787      1,002
Albacore tuna               74        65          15         15
Yellowfin tuna           6,046     6,959       1,745      1,757
Skipjack                 6,977     6,693         545        485
Bluefin tuna             1,109       950       2,274      2,717
Bigeye tuna              9,681    10,671       7,007      6,918
Herring                  2,400     3,380         237        371  
Cod                      3,165     3,221         955      1,003
Mackerel                 3,767     3,004         686        550
Mero                       615       247         508        214
Jack mackerel            3,956     3,227         357        333
Sea bream                   24       244          10         38
Capelin                    551       761         150        210
Billfish                   318       241          90         62
Spanish mackerel           380       109         145         44
Rockfish                 1,219     1,270         279        347
Sablefish                  391       302         379        354
Herring roe                122        76          76         74
Pollock roe              1,145     1,230       1,717      1,414
Mero, fillet               236       211         274        290
Swordfish, fillet           64        84          34         43
Pollock surimi           4,530     2,393         738        528
Cod surimi                  87         -          15          -
Threadfin bream surimi   4,528     4,781         732      1,042  


Salted/dried:
Herring roe                 74        28          35         14
Pollock roe                 80        68         169        121
Salmon roe                 299       344         719        738

Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin                 582       882         337        551
Arkshell                   458       395         261        242
Spiny lobster              127       125         346        406
King crab                  871     1,257         485        691  
Tanner crab              2,501     2,290       1,017        746
Blue crab                   11        40          20         65
Korean crab                183       188         224        200
Other crab                  81        76          43         60
Oyster                     677       647         327        325 
Clam                     3,415     3,285         458        570 

Frozen:
Spiny lobster              207       304         320        619
Lobster                      6        23          11         75
Shrimp                  15,463    12,591      13,030     11,569
King crab                  779       690       1,366      1,381
Tanner crab                819       670         783        778
Blue crab                  253       392         126        184
Korean crab                  5        10           2          8
Other crab                  23        45           6         15 
European cuttlefish        518       504         305        313
Octopus                  1,552     3,687         752      2,654
Scallop                     26        45          30         38
Other cuttlefish         1,350     1,351         782        871 
Squid                      446       133         107         41 
Abalone                      4         6          20         12

Salted/dried:
Squid                       80        71          49         48
Sea urchin roe              17        18          60         70
Jellyfish                  297       394         157        219
Seaweed, dried             546       420         295        255
Seaweed, salted          2,564     1,146         220        117

Prepared:
Eel                      3,745     3,761       3,942      3,496
Canned crab                206       117         368        203
Fish meal               21,211    23,850       1,409      1,749

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- = no imports

Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

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